Vice Versa
F. Anstey
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Set in Victorian times, the novel concerns business man Paul Bultitude and his son Dick. Dick is about to leave home for a boarding school which is ruled by the cane wielding headmaster Dr. Grimstone. Bultitude, seeing his son's fear of going to the school, foolishly says that schooldays are the best years of a boy's life, and how he wished that he was the one so doing.
At this point, thanks to a handy magic stone brought by an uncle from India which grants the possessor one wish, they are now on even terms. Dick, now holding the stone, is ordered by his father to turn him back into his own body, but Dick refuses, and decides instead to become his father, and so the fun begins. Mr. Bultitude has to begin the new academic term at his son's boarding school, while Dick gets a chance to run his father's business in the City. In the end, they are both restored to their own bodies, with a better understanding of each other. (Summary by Wikipedia) (11 hr 23 min)
Chapters
| Preface & Black Monday | 31:24 | Read by Jules Hawryluk |
| A Grand Transformation Scene | 40:47 | Read by Sandra G |
| In the Toils | 39:50 | Read by Sandra G |
| A Minnow Amongst Tritons - Part 1 | 23:21 | Read by Sandra G |
| A Minnow Amongst Tritons - Part 2 | 32:15 | Read by Sandra G |
| Disgrace | 47:07 | Read by Sandra G |
| Learning and Accomplishments | 41:23 | Read by Jules Hawryluk |
| Cutting the Knot | 37:56 | Read by Sandra G |
| Unbending the Bow | 30:20 | Read by Sandra G |
| A Letter Home | 30:33 | Read by Sandra G |
| The Complete Letter-Writer | 22:43 | Read by Sandra G |
| A Day of Rest | 31:18 | Read by Shari Dippong |
| Against Time | 37:47 | Read by Sandra G |
| A Respite | 25:20 | Read by Sandra G |
| An Error of Judgment | 27:41 | Read by Jules Hawryluk |
| The Rubicon | 31:06 | Read by Mike Okonek |
| Hard Pressed - Part 1 | 22:53 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Hard Pressed - Part 2 | 22:20 | Read by Jules Hawryluk |
| A Perfidious Ally | 38:24 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Run to Earth | 28:58 | Read by Sandra G |
| The Reckoning | 40:01 | Read by Jules Hawryluk |
Reviews
A hilarious and crazy tale!
TriciaG
One cannot help but dislike Mr. Bultitude in the first couple chapters, but eventually sympathizes with him in his school trials and attempts to escape his situation. A wonderful story! Readers are all clearly understandable (except perhaps in a scene where a character is drunk, but it fits there), although one or two are not going to be professional narrators. ;)
hmmm...
Susan
Seems like a good story, but can’t get past the reader. If only the readers would simply read & not attempt to do character voices.
Ridge Runner
Story was enjoyable. Some good readers, others not so much. For me the not so good readers detracted from the overall experience.